More than 160 tickets have already been sold for the event, which will be held in the middle school’s multi-purpose room. Tickets will also be available at the door for $15 each. This year’s theme is “A Night in Vegas.”

“The prom will include a dinner buffet, dessert, live music from the Clearview Middle School Jazz Band and door prizes which were donated to us,” said teacher and student council advisor John Wiseburn. “The middle school student council is running this with help from the jazz band and the high school’s National Honor Society. And all of the food is being prepared by the high school culinary arts classes.”

Wiseburn said the Senior Citizens Prom is a huge event for the district because it “bridges the gap” between generations.

“It’s a way to say thank you to the seniors,” he said. “They pay taxes even though they don’t have kids in the district anymore. We want to show off our school and our wonderful, talented students.”

Wiseburn said students enjoy the prom because they learn about generosity and giving back, lessons that can’t be taught in a classroom.

“We get great feedback — editorial letters, personal letters to the board of education, letters to the school thanking the student council members for their hard work,” he said. “They really appreciate us reaching out to them. They don’t know about everything that goes on in our schools, and this way they’re included in the dynamic.”

“This is a fantastic event put together through the hard work and dedication of our young people,” said Sweeney, in a statement. “Our seniors have done so much for their community, and this is one of the simple yet terrific ways we can repay them. It is my honor to attend, though hopefully nobody asks me to dance.”